"The judge, Jezabel Dabouis, favored Beaudry and Cizeron by nearly eight points over the three-time world champions in the free dance, a margin so large that if her score was removed from the equation entirely, Chock and Bates would have won gold."
"It is normal for there to be a range of scores given by different judge in any panel and a number of mechanism are used to mitigate these variations, the ISU said, adding it has full confidence in the scores given and remains completely committed to fairness."
"Any time the public is confused by results, it does a disservice to our sport, said Chock, who along with Bates won a second straight team gold medal earlier in the Games. I think it's hard to retain fans when it's difficult to understand what is happening on the ice. People need to understand what they're cheering for and be able to feel confident in the sport that they're supporting."
ISU stands by the ice dance judging at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics despite controversy over a French judge's scoring that favored Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. Jezabel Dabouis awarded the French couple nearly eight more points than Madison Chock and Evan Bates in the free dance, a margin that would have flipped gold to the Americans if her marks were excluded. The ISU said score variation across panels is normal and mechanisms exist to mitigate differences, and affirmed full confidence in the results and commitment to fairness. Past judging by the same judge raised questions at the Grand Prix Final and in the Olympic rhythm dance.
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